Author Archives: John Sanders

20th July, 2014 Up at 6.00 am Central European Time (7.00 am Greek Time & 5.00 am UK Time) and just had a glass of orange juice. Went down to the pool for a vigorous half hour swim. Can you … Continue reading →

13th July, 2014 A lovely, gentle and slow day in this peaceful hotel. We went for a late breakfast at 9.00 am and then read the Sunday papers and drank coffee. An hour in the gym followed using the jogging … Continue reading →

6th July, 2014 Lovely day. Our special friends came round for the morning and brought us a present each. That was nice. While we were drinking coffee, the Notary phoned – on a Sunday – to tell us of developments. … Continue reading →

29th June, 2014 A cooler day which is rather blustery. Out at 8.30 am to the café. Coffee and tea and then a quick visit to the Notary who is putting in overtime on a Sunday. Life is busy for … Continue reading →

22nd June, 2014 Up at 6.30 am and, before the cat could get her stomach in gear, we went out down to the dustbin drop to get rid of a smelly bag. This hot weather makes them turn very quickly. … Continue reading →

15th June, 2014 Half way through June already and we only have fifteen weeks left on the island this year. The escalator is speeding up. Must run faster to stand still! After an aborted attempt to watch England lose – … Continue reading →

8th June, 2014 A warm day which reached 27C/81F. We were up at 6.00 am and drinking fresh orange juice and tea shortly after. Even Mother Cat took twenty minutes to shake sleep off , stretch and ask for food. … Continue reading →

1st June, 2014 Welcome to the new month. Hope it brings us all good luck – well most of us! Ruth emailed me at 11.00 pm on Saturday night from Britain to say that I had posted this too early and … Continue reading →

25th May, 2014 The last week in May, 2014 and the Mediterranean has arrived on Sifnos. Well, it is warm to a noticeable degree. I’ve taken to having the Living Room windows open all day to get some air through. … Continue reading →

18th May, 2014 Did absolutely no work today at all. It felt great. Downloaded the Sunday papers. Pauline cooked a wonderful leg of lamb that she had marinated in (our garden’s) lemon and rosemary for 24 hrs. It was absolutely gorgeous … Continue reading →